Everybody panic, Facebook changed its layout.

Sean Roberts, Alestle Photographer

by Sean Roberts, Alestle Photographer

Facebook has been rolling out a new home page layout over the past few weeks. That can only mean one thing. Complaints.

Undoubtedly, I will receive group invites from “10 million against facebook layout change” to “Sign up for this website to get the old facebook back!” (Hint, it doesn’t work). Now this is annoying.

Facebook will change its layout. That does not mean your life is now over. Instead of rushing to complain about the new layout, take a chance to enjoy it. Facebook changed it for a reason, in this case it was to simplify it and make it easier to use.

I just got the new layout Monday, while it took some time to get used to, I am starting to like it more and more. It even seems like they are preparing for a rumored e-mail service by making messages more visible. Things are undoubtedly going to change with Facebook. Get used to it. It’s a social networking Web site.

In another year I’m sure its will slightly tweak its layout again, and again people will complain. By this time, I doubt there will be any complaints about the current layout anymore.

The only reason people have problems with the new layout change is the fact that it is a change. Change is going to happen in all of our lives. The least of our concerns should be Facebook.

Tweeted out: How Facebook killed that little bluebird

by Sean Roberts, Alestle photographer

Sean Roberts

A once mostly redundant social networking site is now completely redundant.

With Facebook around, people must have wondered what exactly the point of Twitter was. After all, Facebook provided most of the functionality of Twitter already, plus a lot more.  The only thing lacking from Facebook was tagging people with an “@” and searching. Facebook has now added those features.

Why would I ever want to use Twitter? I already have all of the functionality of Twitter with a much more rich and diverse social networking site I am already part of.

Twitter has reached its necessary end. Most individuals have no need for a Twitter.  Those who actually continue to use it are either news services that can gain some benefit from the Twitter service, or stragglers who just like the old, but redundant system. With a few small tweaks, Facebook will not just be equal to Twitter, but far surpass it. Hopefully, when that day comes, Twitter will be seen as redundant.

After all, why tweet about your new underwear purchase when you can update your Facebook status to a much larger and more embarrassing audience of friends?